Social responsibility

As a large industrial business, we are aware of the impact of our operations on our surroundings. We are aware of our liability in this impact. In our daily operations, we care about our employees, customers, the natural environment and other stakeholders.

We have contributed to the development of society through meaningful support activities, invested not only money but also the time and the knowledge of our employees.

Areas

Education and research

Society and Eesti Energia need a real scientific world view and innovative thinking. Our goal is to raise the interest of young people in the field of energy and to contribute to the widespread of energy knowledge. Supported projects »

Environment

As an energy company, we come into contact with the natural environment every day. This requires dedication, responsibility and knowledge. Our priority is to maintain the environment. We use natural resources responsibly, reduce the environmental impact of our operations and promote environmental sustainability as a way of thinking. Supported projects »

Recreational Sports

Regular exercise is a cornerstone of health. We have nearly 6,000 employees and our operations have a direct or indirect impact on every inhabitant in Estonia. We want the people of Estonia to be healthy and happy. Therefore, we have contributed to making recreational sports facilities available to as many people as possible. Supported projects »

Community

Our main production units and over 70% of the staff are located in Ida-Viru County. The welfare of the region is therefore a matter of concern to us. We have supported initiatives and activities that are important for the local community and improve the life of the people in the region. Supported projects »

For the past seven years we have organised the Narva Energy Run, the largest recreational event in Ida-Viru County

For the past 7 years we have organised Ida-Viru County´s largest recreational sports event, the Narva Energy Run, it has attracted an average of 4,000 sports enthusiasts to the region every year. Both local people and guests from elsewhere in Estonia and abroad have participated in the event. The event has comprised shorter running and walking distance and a half-marathon, as well as activities for children. The Narva Energy Run has also been the Estonian Championship in 21 km running.

We promote and maintain a network of health trails

We have provided free recreational sports facilities for the people of Estonia all year around. In cooperation with Merko Ehitus and Swedbank we have made sure that the health trails are in good order and lit. As a result of our joint efforts, there are now over 100 health trails in Estonia.

Some of the health trails are indoors and specially made for office employees. With this, we want to set an example to other companies. Eesti Energia has almost 500 employees in its head office alone who work on a computer every day. For a number of years we have invited these employees to use the staircase instead of the lift and provided them with various sports opportunities. In our latest recreational sports initiative, the employees of Eesti Energia covered over 50,000 flights of stairs and 15,000 kilometres.

We have revived a former industrial area in Aidu

We restore the areas that we no longer use and return them to the local people and environment in the best possible manner. The former oil shale opencast mine at Aidu has been restored for an entirely new purpose. We helped establish the basis for a rowing course in the former mine, which was the first step toward building a future world-class water sports facility. The unique natural environment of Aidu is already attracting many visitors.

More than 4 million trees have been planted in the former Aidu opencast mine and the forests have been re-inhabited by wild animals. The 169 ha of restored fields are actively used in agriculture. The total length of canals is over 30 km.

We support education projects promoting the energy field

We want young people to link their future to the energy field. To raise and maintain interest, we support research centres closely connected to the field, and cooperate with schools and universit.

For many years we have cooperated with the Estonian Mining Museum and the Energy Discovery Centre, in order to share our knowledge about energetics and oil shale industry to pupils.

Through the Insenergia Fund we support initiatives promoting sciences and engineering education. We also organise school excursions for pupils to our production facilities and give scholarships to future professionals in the field.

We help young talent from Ida-Viru County to fulfil their dreams

The development of Ida-Viru County is in the hands of today's youth. We want them to be able to engage in their hobbies and interests and develop their talents. In cooperation with the Union of Ida-Viru County Municipalities we have supported over 100 young people over the past five years. Grants have been given, for example, for participation in sports competitions, purchase of hobby items, and participation in competitions, science education, science competitions, etc.

These are the words of the 14-year-old chess player Tanel from Kohtla-Järve who recently received a grant from the Energy Foundation for Talented Youth.

When I went to my first major competition, I didn't hope to achieve much, but after the second game I felt a surge of enthusiasm... four more games and hooray! After an exhausting day I came home with the first prize!

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Education and innovation

Support grants by Eesti Energia in the 2017 financial year

Recipient

Purpose

Amount (EUR)

Tallinn Technology and Science Centre Foundation

Eesti Energia AS will support Tallinn Technology and Science Centre Foundation with 20,000 euros meant for the modernisation of the educational programme of the Energy Discovery Centre and partifipation at the Robotex 2017 fair. Support activities are an important output for Eesti Energia to develop a new generation of employees with engineering education, and therefore ensure the sustainable achievement of the strategic goals of the Group.

20000

Support grants by Eesti Energia in the 2016 financial year

Recipient

Purpose

Amount (EUR)

Tallinn Science and Technology Centre Foundation

Support toward the utility costs of the Energy Discovery Centre

14256

TUT Virumaa College

Support for the Smart Engineers project

1779

TUT Virumaa College

Support for the "Environmental and chemical suitcase and study programme" project

823

Tallinn University of Technology

Support for the project presenting the work of geodesists and mine surveyors in schools of general education

516

Tallinn University of Technology

Presentation of the work of geodesists and mine surveyors in the schools of Lääne-Virumaa and Ida-Virumaa Counties

793,45

TUT

For increasing the content and print run of the textbook ‘Tahkekütuste keevkihtpõletustehnika' (Fluidised Bed Combustion Technology for Solid Fuels)

9500

Estonian Mining Museum

For repairs and development of the Estonian Mining Museum

20000

Estonian Employers' Confederation

For organising the ‘Flight of the Kite' conference. The conference focuses on issues in the Estonian society that have the greatest impact on employers

3000

Critera VMG OÜ

Support for debate and discussion at the opinion festival so as to promote a healthy, respectful and well-reasoned discussion about the future of Estonia between people who care

5000

Association of Estonian Energy Industry Veterans

For printing a book of memoires of Estonian energy industry veterans

2890

MTÜ Robotex

For organising an event promoting engineering thought and solutions

6500

Support grants by Eesti Energia in the 2015 financial year

Recipient

Purpose

Amount (EUR)

TUT Oil Shale Competence Centre

For running the introductory science group ‘Mysterious oil shale' for young people

1025

TUT Oil Shale Competence Centre

For the follow-up course with research for the introductory science group ‘Mysterious oil shale' for young people

955

TUT Department of Thermal Engineering

Support for a study visit to the Narva power plants to diversify studies and give an introduction to real work

500

TUT Virumaa College

Support for half the cost of study laboratory equipment in order to improve the quality of studies

1050

TUT

For increasing the content and print run of the textbook ‘Tahkekütuste keevkihtpõletustehnika' (Fluidised Bed Combustion Technology for Solid Fuels)

6000

TUT Department of Thermal Engineering

Support for organising the international thermal engineering conference ‘7th Baltic Heat Transfer Conference'

1200

TUT Chair of Geodesy

Support for presenting the work of geodesists and mine surveyors to potential students

570

TUT

Support for preparing advertising materials to popularise energy engineering studies

500

Vesilind OÜ

Awards of the Rakett 69 competition

1200

Geoguide Baltoscandia MTÜ

Excursion to the Kohtla Mining Park for the mineral resources conference

2000

Eesti Põlevkivi pensionärid MTÜ (Estonian Oil Shale Pensioners)

Support for the activities of an EE veterans club

1500

TUT Oil Shale Competence Centre

Support for diversifying studies and introducing real work through study tours and seminars

350

Kadrina Secondary School

For organising the Cadrina 2015 competition

2000

SA Noored Kooli (Youth to School Foundation)

A young enthusiastic science teacher was brought to the Sinimäe School in the Vaivara rural municipality under the Youth to School programme in order to spark the pupils' interest in the engineering sciences. We provided a scholarship to the teacher.

8040

Kohtla Mining Park Museum

For relocating an outdoor exhibit, the Belaz industrial machine in the Kohtla Mining Park

604

Narva Central Library MakerLab

For second-hand computers and furniture donated to the community-oriented MakerLab project for promoting initiatives in studying and enterprise

1493

Tallinn Science and Technology Centre Foundation

Support toward the utility costs of the re-opened building and the new science centre of the Energy Discovery Centre

25000

Tallinn Science and Technology Centre Foundation

Donation of furniture

582

Kohtla-Nõmme Mining Park Museum

For successful completion of the renovation of the enrichment factory as the above-ground part of the mining park

32400

International Centre for Defence and Security

For supporting the Lennart Meri Conference

10000

Estonian Employers' Confederation

For organising the ‘The Flight of the Kite' conference. The conference focuses on issues in the Estonian society that have the greatest impact on employers.

3000

Tallinn University of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonian University of Life Sciences and Estonian Academy of Sciences